During the legendary Dream Team practices in Monte Carlo before the 1992 Olympics, Michael Jordan made it clear that he was the dominant force on the court. According to Patrick Ewing, Jordan specifically targeted Larry Bird and Clyde Drexler,

"Michael wanted Larry and Magic to know it's his turn now," Ewing said. "Michael was playing all these mind games, talking trash to Clyde, going at Clyde… He just wanted Clyde to know that 'I'm better than you."

The Dream Team was unstoppable in the 1992 Olympics, but a group of college players shocked them in a scrimmage.

While the iconic Dream Team that represented the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was headlined by Michael Jordan, whose mere presence left opponents in awe and defeat inevitable, the irony is that the five-time MVP initially had no intentions of joining the star-studded squad.